CONTACT INFORMATIONBIOGRAPHYCREDENTIALSAWARDSPUBLICATIONSSteven L. Barnett, M.D.Contact InformationPhone NumbersAdministrative: (585) 506-9484Fax: (585) 473-2245assignmentNot Accepting New PatientsLocationsFamily Medicine Research Programs1381 South AvenueRochester, NY 14620Faculty AppointmentsProfessor (Part-Time) - Department of Family Medicine (SMD) Professor (Part-Time) - Department of Public Health Sciences (SMD) - JointPatient Care SettingFamily MedicineBiographyProfessional BackgroundSteve Barnett, MD, was born in Brooklyn, grew up in New Jersey, went to college in Philadelphia, attended medical school in New Jersey and did his residency in Wisconsin. He came to Rochester for the family systems medicine fellowship and stayed in the area doing research, locum tenens family medicine and rural emergency department work. He joined the UR Department of Family Medicine faculty in 2002 in the research division. Dr. Barnett's primary academic focus is health and healthcare research with populations of Deaf American Sign Language (ASL) users and people with hearing loss, their families and communities. Dr. Barnett is the Director of the CDC-funded Rochester Prevention Research Center: National Center for Deaf Health Research, and is the Program Director at UR for the NIH-funded Rochester Bridges to the Doctorate program. He was also medical director (2002-2015) of the award-winning Strong Connections, the University of Rochester Medical Center's pioneering Telehealth Sign Language Interpreter Services Program.CredentialsEducation1990MD | New Jersey Medical SchoolPost-doctoral Training & Residency07/01/1994 - 06/30/1996Fellowship in Family Medicine at Highland Hospital of Rochester07/01/1991 - 06/30/1993Residency in Family Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center of Madison07/01/1990 - 06/30/1991Internship in Family Medicine at St. Mary's Hospital and Medical Center of MadisonVIEW ALL expand_moreAwards202011th Annual Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement AwardSponsor: URMC Center for Communty Health & PreventionLocation: Rochester, NY2015Community Advocate Award 2015Sponsor: Rochester Area Task Force on AIDSLocation: Rochester, NY2014Selected for 2014 "Best of AHA Specialty Conferences"Sponsor: American Heart AssociationLocation: Chicago2014Award for Excellence in Research Addressing Cardiovascular Health EquitySponsor: American Heart Association (AHA)Location: AHA EPI/NPAM Conference, San Francisco, CA2012Outstanding Poster Award: Overall ImpactSponsor: CDC Early Hearing Detection & Intervention (EHDI) MeetingLocation: St Louis, MO2010Excellence Award (for Mentoring and Support of Medical Students)Sponsor: Department of Family MedicineLocation: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY2007Winner | Poster Contest Commemorating the National Health Interview Survey's 50th anniversarySponsor: CDC National Center for Health StatisticsLocation: Hyattsville, MD2004Frank W. Lovejoy M.D. Preceptorship in Family MedicineSponsor: Department of Family Medicine, University of RochesterLocation: Rochester, NY2003Family Medicine Faculty Teaching AwardSponsor: Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family MedicineLocation: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY2000Best Seminar, STFM Northeast Region MeetingSponsor: Society of Teachers of Family MedicineLocation: Philadelphia, PAVIEW ALL expand_morePublicationsJournal Articles6/9/2022Roman G, Samar V, Ossip D, McKee M, Barnett S, Yousefi-Nooraie R. "The Occupational Health and Safety of Sign Language Interpreters Working Remotely During the COVID-19 Pandemic." Preventing chronic disease.. 2022 Jun 9; 19:E30. Epub 2022 Jun 09. 2022Roman G; Samar V; Ossip D; McKee M; Barnett S; Yousefi-Nooraie R. "Ditching the Driving: A Cross-Sectional Study on the Determinants of Remote Work From Home for Sign Language Interpreters." Frontiers in Health Services. 2022; .4/2020Lynn, MA; Butcher, E; Cuculick, JA; Barnett, S; Martina, CA; Smith, SR; Pollard, RQ; Simpson-Haidaris, PJ. "A Review of Mentoring Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Scholars" . Mentoring & Tutoring: Partnership in Learning. 2020; .Books & Chapters2018 Chapter Title: National Center for Deaf Health Research: CBPR with Deaf Communities Book Title: Community-based participatory research for health: Advancing social and health equity Author List: Barnett S, Cuculick J, DeWindt LA, Matthews KA, Sutter EJ Edited By: Wallerstein N, Duran B, Oetzel J, Minkler M (eds) Published By: Jossey-Bass 2018 in San Francisco2005 Chapter Title: Care of the deaf child. Book Title: Pediatrics Author List: Barnett S; Katcher L; Katcher M. Edited By: L Osborn; TG DeWitt; LR First; J Zenel Published By: Elsevier-Mosby 2005 in Philadelphia1998 Chapter Title: John: Lessons in caring Book Title: Tales from Family Therapy: Life-changing Clinical Experiences Author List: Speice J; Barnett S Edited By: F Thomas and TS Nelson Published By: Haworth Press 1998 in New YorkVIEW ALL PUBLICATIONSClose WindowSchedule an appointment with Steven L. Barnett, M.D.Please answer the following questions to help us find the right appointment for you.Important: If you believe that you have a medical or psychiatric emergency, please call 911 or go to the nearest hospital. This website is not intended for emergency care.Have you seen this provider in the last 2 years?YesNoExisting Patient Schedule or request a follow up appointment online through MyChart. If you do not have a MyChart account, please close this window and call the appointment phone number. Steven L. 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